March 17 – Cheyenne Audubon program – Elizabeth Wommack on Vulture Watch Wyoming (Don’t be a turkey, come learn about vultures!)
Cheyenne Audubon invites the public for a free talk by Elizabeth Wommack on Turkey Vultures in Wyoming and the community science project, “Vulture Watch Wyoming,” to learn more about them. The talk will be March 17, 6 p.m., in the Trout Room at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department headquarters, 5400 Bishop Boulevard.
The talk will also provide training for identifying and aging Turkey Vultures and discuss why they are important to the ecosystem in Wyoming, and the history of our understanding of these vultures in the state. Everyone attending will be able to help Vulture Watch Wyoming to collect observations and counts.
Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Wommack is the staff curator and collections manager at the University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates. Her research focuses on understanding phenotypic variation and behavior of birds of prey. She also works to preserve, curate, and understand the diversity of all vertebrate groups in Wyoming. Through a collaboration with the Biodiversity Institute, Beth helps lead Vulture Watch Wyoming, a community science program that is designed to gather data to improve our knowledge of this vital scavenger across the state. Online training information is available at the University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute website under the Community Science tab.
For more information about the Cheyenne – High Plains Audubon Society, please visit https://cheyenneaudubon.org/.